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New species of giant dinosaur identified from remains found in Thailand
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (321+ words) By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The discovery of some bones at the edge of a pond in Thailand a decade ago has led to the identification of a new type...
Giant, 60-foot octopuses were apex predators 100 million years ago, fossil discovery shows
3+ week, 1+ day ago (725+ words) (CNN) " Giant octopuses measuring up to 62 feet (19 meters) in length were among the top ocean predators around 100 million years ago, according to new research that uncovered rare fossils hidden within solid rock. Remarkably well-preserved specimens of the octopuses" powerful jaws…...
This 250-million-year-old fossil proves mammal ancestors laid eggs
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (641+ words) (CNN) " Researchers studying a 250-million-year-old fossil have found the first ever proof that mammal ancestors laid eggs, with the discovery also shedding light on a remarkable survival story. The fossil, found in South Africa, belongs to a tightly curled embryo…...
65 millones de a'os m's tarde, la gente est' de luto por la extinci'n de los dinosaurios
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (420+ words) Por Scottie Andrew, CNN Los dinosaurios han sido temibles y fascinantes, pero "tambi'n tr'gicos? Otro usuario de Tik Tok opin" que los dinosaurios no saben que "los encontramos y los amamos con todo nuestro coraz"n. Otros se preguntaron c"mo…...
Spinosaurus mirabilis: una "garza infernal" que suma evidencia en un debate de larga data sobre estos dinosaurios
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (742+ words) Por Lily Hautau, CNN Un cr'neo fosilizado y mand'bulas hallados en N'ger pertenec'an a una criatura que ten'a una gran cresta "sea sobre la cabeza y vivi" hace unos 95 millones de a'os. Nombrada Spinosaurus mirabilis, es la primera especie de…...
Hell heron: The first new Spinosaurus species identified in over a century
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (632+ words) By Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) " A fossilized skull and jawbones found in Niger belonged to a creature that had a large, bony crest atop its head and lived some 95 million years ago. Named Spinosaurus mirabilis, it is the first species…...
El inter's de Jeffrey Epstein por los dinosaurios ha provocado un ajuste de cuentas en la comunidad paleontol'gica
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (876+ words) Por Kaanita Iyer, CNN Una convenci'n brit'nica sobre dinosaurios ha prohibido la asistencia a la Dino Con de algunos paleont'logos mencionados en los archivos de Jeffrey Epstein. Esto se suma a la reciente investigaci'n de la comunidad cient'fica mundial sobre…...
Jeffrey Epstein's interest in dinosaurs has led to a reckoning in the paleontology community
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (982+ words) (CNN) " A British dinosaur convention is banning some paleontologists named in the Jeffrey Epstein files from attending Dino Con " as the global scientific community becomes the latest to grapple with the convicted sex offender's connections to prominent people in the…...
Tyrannoroter heberti: la criatura del tama'o de un bal'n que ser'a uno de los primeros animales terrestres herb'voros
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (591+ words) Por Lily Hautau, CNN en Espa'ol Una criatura robusta y rechoncha que deambulaba por la Tierra hace 307 millones de a'os est" ayudando a los cient'ficos a entender c'mo aparecieron por primera vez los animales herb'voros en tierra firme. La especie…...
A football-size creature may have been among the earliest plant-eating land animals
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (634+ words) By Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) " A chunky, squat creature that roamed Earth 307 million years ago is helping scientists understand how plant-eating animals first appeared on land. The newly described species is one of the earliest known tetrapods " or four-limbed animals…...